Kankakee (McNamara) Girls Basketball — 2007-08 

 Kankakee (McNamara) (22-8)

 School Information
Name: McNamara High School
City: Kankakee
City Population: 26,480
County: Kankakee
Enrollment: 436 M
Nickname: Fightin' Irish
Colors: Green/White
Conference: East Suburban Catholic (Girls)
Principal: James Laurenti
Athletic Director: Richard Zinanni
Head Coach: Jeff Bennett
Assistant Coaches: Kurt Weigt, Melissa Yates

Trainer: Phillip Taylor
Captains: Brandi Branka, Brittany Hasselbring, Laura Schmidt
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Morton, 52-24, in Class A Super-Sectional

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
  5  *Brittany Hasselbring    G      5-8     17  Sr.
 10  *Taylor Weigt            G      5-7     16  Jr.
 12  Hillary Olszewski        G      5-6     16  Jr.
 13  Melissa LaReau           G      5-6     15  Fr.
 14  *Brandi Branka           G      5-9     17  Sr.
 21  Kaytlin Burczak          F      5-7     17  Jr.
 22  Megan O'Connor           C      5-10    16  Jr.
 23  Erika Tatum              F      5-9     14  Fr.
 24  Alexis Payne             F      5-9     15  So.
 32  Laura Schmidt            F      5-9     18  Sr.
 33  *Belinda Schaafsma       F      6-0     15  Fr.
 44  *Christine Wallen        F      5-8     17  Sr.

 Statistics

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Brittany Hasselbring    30   148   314     0     3   139   183   435   14.5   121    97
Taylor Weigt            30    57   147     9    16     9    11   132    4.4    25    39
Hillary Olszewski       30     9    19     0     0     2     7    20    0.7    35    30
Melissa LaReau          12     1     4     1     1     1     2     4    0.3     5     5
Brandi Branka           30   134   237    12    20    83   103   363   12.1   103    63
Kaytlin Burczak         28    19    34     0     1     8    11    46    1.6    37    12
Megan O'Connor          21     8    23     0     1     0     2    16    0.8    12     2
Erika Tatum             12     7    12     0     0     5    10    19    1.6     6     3
Alexis Payne             8     1     1     0     0     0     0     3    0.4     0     1
Laura Schmidt           25    70   145     0     0    61    85   201    8.0    67    40
Belinda Schaafsma       26    59   117     0     0    18    35   136    5.2    96    20
Christine Wallen        30    42    98     0     0    22    33   106    3.5    56    34
TEAM TOTALS             30   562  1179    22    42   356   495  1549   51.6   603   352
OPPONENT TOTALS         30   386  1060    69   275   186   306  1027   34.2   485   260
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb 11/12 Beecher W 64 9 Brandi Branka 16 Hillary Olszewski 6 Richton Park (Rich South) Galaxy Tournament *11/17 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) W 72 43 Cassie Belcher 16 Cassie Belcher 6 *11/19 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 44 27 Brittany Hasselbring 12 Brittany Hasselbring 5 *11/21 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) L 58 60 Laura Schmidt 21 Cassie Belcher 8 11/28 Momence L 35 44 Brittany Hasselbring 14 3 players tied 4 12/5 Ottawa (Twp.) W 36 27 Laura Schmidt 12 Brittany Hasselbring 8 12/8 Lisle (Benet Academy) W 49 28 Brittany Hasselbring 20 Brandi Branka 5 12/12 Oak Park (Fenwick) L 45 52 Brittany Hasselbring 19 Cassie Belcher 4 12/15 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 59 51 Taylor Weigt 16 Belinda Schaafsma 6 12/19 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) L 41 42 Brittany Hasselbring 13 Kaytlin Burczak 8 State Farm Holiday Classic *12/26 Joliet (Twp.) W 50 42 Brittany Hasselbring 26 Brittany Hasselbring 6 *12/27 Chicago (Hope) L 36 37 Brittany Hasselbring 9 Belinda Schaafsma 4 *12/28 Normal (University) W 42 25 Brittany Hasselbring 12 Brittany Hasselbring 5 *12/29 Park Ridge (Maine South) L 24 36 Brittany Hasselbring 7 Brittany Hasselbring 7 1/3 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) W 57 26 Brittany Hasselbring 22 Belinda Schaafsma 5 1/5 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) W 55 26 Brittany Hasselbring 17 Belinda Schaafsma 6 1/10 Kankakee (Sr.) W 78 29 Brandi Branka 24 3 players tied 3 1/12 Westchester (St. Joseph) W 38 31 Brandi Branka 15 Brandi Branka 5 1/15 Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) W 55 21 Brandi Branka 21 Laura Schmidt 4 1/19 Chicago Heights (Marian) L 51 59 Brittany Hasselbring 25 Belinda Schaafsma 6 1/21 Morris W 48 44 Brittany Hasselbring 13 Hillary Olszewski 5 1/24 Joliet (Catholic Academy) W 73 22 Brandi Branka 29 Brittany Hasselbring 10 1/26 Mundelein (Carmel) L 30 32 Brittany Hasselbring 11 Brandi Branka 6 1/30 Chicago (Marist) W 65 52 Brittany Hasselbring 20 Belinda Schaafsma 7 2/2 Normal (University) W 41 22 Brittany Hasselbring 12 Brandi Branka 4 Kankakee (McNamara) Regional *2/5 Manteno W 67 12 Brandi Branka 27 Brittany Hasselbring 6 *2/7 Clifton (Central) W 44 20 Laura Schmidt 10 Brandi Branka 6 Braidwood (Reed-Custer) Sectional *2/11 Chicago (North Lawndale) W 77 19 Brandi Branka 27 Belinda Schaafsma 5 *2/14 Momence W 59 44 Brittany Hasselbring 29 Brandi Branka 4 Kankakee (Olivet Nazarene U.) Super-Sectional *2/18 Addison (Driscoll) W 55 42 Brittany Hasselbring 24 Brandi Branka 7

 Head Coach Jeff Bennett

Year      W-L       
Kankakee (McNamara)
2002-03   15-12     
2003-04   19-12     
2004-05   25-5      
2005-06   24-6      
2006-07   19-11     
2007-08   22-8      
6 yrs.    124-54    

 Tournament History

2004-A     42   47  0-1 (19-12-0)  DNP  Jeff Bennett
      L   42   47  Carthage
2005-A     36   41  0-1 (25-6)     DNP  Jeff Bennett
      L   36   41  Chicago (Hope)
2006-AA    39   54  0-1 (24-7)     DNP  Jeff Bennett
      L   39   54  Chicago (Young)